1996 Specialized Stumpjumper A1 FS - Query?
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Some good reference pics of a near original A1 FS on a current US Ebay Auction
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Specialized...d=link&campid=5338793687&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Specialized...d=link&campid=5338793687&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
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vtwinvince
Senior Retro Guru
That's a nice survivor. I have a '95 S-Works Rockhopper and have put thousands of miles on it. Very nicely made frames.
Craigmount
Old School Hero
Thias .. - That’s great news re the hydracoil Judy’s, cheers. Low maintenance -- now that appeals.
Luckily when I took the bike round the block the other day I noticed the forks were moving smoothly/progressively through the ruts and pot holes on the city streets round here (like XC
). So that’s one less task ahead…
Luckily when I took the bike round the block the other day I noticed the forks were moving smoothly/progressively through the ruts and pot holes on the city streets round here (like XC
). So that’s one less task ahead…Craigmount
Old School Hero
AHAHAH1966. Thank you for the feedback and postings - good to see the detailed specs for the Chromoly FS and A1 FS bikes side by side like that.
Dales is a large long-established bike retailer in Glasgow, and attracted buyers throughout central Scotland and beyond. You got yourself a bargain at £700 back in 1996
I enclose for comparison the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op 1996 catalogue of the same bike, red & indigo, extolling the virtues of the Tange Prestige chromoly frame, and priced at £799. It recommends (straight face) that if you’re planning a visit to the Andes, you take a Stumpie steel rather than carbon-fibre or titanium!
If you have the space, why not keep both bikes, one in pristine condition, and the other for knocking about on?!
P.S. That’s a very nice original A1 FS for sale on EBay, and a good reference point … that would be my pristine example.
Dales is a large long-established bike retailer in Glasgow, and attracted buyers throughout central Scotland and beyond. You got yourself a bargain at £700 back in 1996
I enclose for comparison the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op 1996 catalogue of the same bike, red & indigo, extolling the virtues of the Tange Prestige chromoly frame, and priced at £799. It recommends (straight face) that if you’re planning a visit to the Andes, you take a Stumpie steel rather than carbon-fibre or titanium!
If you have the space, why not keep both bikes, one in pristine condition, and the other for knocking about on?!
P.S. That’s a very nice original A1 FS for sale on EBay, and a good reference point … that would be my pristine example.
Craigmount
Old School Hero
Vtwinvince: Thanks - sounds like a rare 95 S-works you have there. Likewise I’m planning to pile on the miles.
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Specialized Fan
Thanks for the Edi Bike page - the Andes comment is very much their style, and great to see the blurb on 'my' bike from back in the day.
In my journey to re-obtain a red rigid steel Stumpy 1996 I've ended up with 7 rigid steel Stumpies from 1992-97 and a retrobike addiction. Something has to give and I plan to reduce by at least 2 down to a mere 5. That'll be the red one that I wanted and eventually found, and 4 of the other 6 I acquired along the way. All great bikes and all for riding.
The good old days of end of season sales got me £200 off the RRP then. Such sales won't be happening again for a few more years given the current demand vs supply for bikes.
In my journey to re-obtain a red rigid steel Stumpy 1996 I've ended up with 7 rigid steel Stumpies from 1992-97 and a retrobike addiction. Something has to give and I plan to reduce by at least 2 down to a mere 5. That'll be the red one that I wanted and eventually found, and 4 of the other 6 I acquired along the way. All great bikes and all for riding.
The good old days of end of season sales got me £200 off the RRP then. Such sales won't be happening again for a few more years given the current demand vs supply for bikes.
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Craigmount
Old School Hero
Sounds like you've had an interesting journey to track down that elusive 96 Stumpjumper with Tange Prestige chromoly frame and in team red --- mission complete!
